Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Watching these swirly twirly sparklers will definitely help you calm down and become mindful. Plus they are simple and fun to make!

Materials

Clear plastic bottle or jar with a cap (old soda bottles work great!)

Light corn syrup

Food coloring

Warm Water

Glitter

Duct tape

Make sure your bottle is clean and the labels are removed. Fill your bottle about one third of the way with corn syrup. The corn syrup helps the glitter stay suspended in the liquid longer.

Add one or two of food coloring. Don't add too much food coloring or you won't see the glitter later. Fill the bottle to the top with warm water. Securely replace the cap and shake the bottle until the corn syrup, food coloring and water are mixed thoroughly.

Then remove the cap and add the glitter. I used approximately one teaspoon of glitter. The fine glitter works great for this. Replace the cap. You can add more glitter or food coloring as desired.

Once you are happy with your glitter bottle, securely replace the cap. Then cover the cap with some duct tape so it doesn't come unscrewed.

Note: Please use common sense. These are bottles full of food coloring, glitter and sticky corn syrup. Don't throw them around on your brand new sofa!

For the one above, I used 2 drops of green food coloring, fine green glitter and medium silver glitter.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Emma doesn't really like hurricanes. After a busy day of school and
activities, Emma likes to sit still and rest. Her little brother, Henry,
does everything but. She calls him The Lemonade Hurricane. Henry is a
lot of fun when he's not storming through the house, so Emma decides to
teach him how to be still. By showing him how to sit, bow, and breathe,
Emma is able to calm the hurricane within Henry.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Do you think you have a great idea for a kid's book? Have you always wanted to write for kids but have no idea how to get started? Come to my workshop on Wednesday and learn how to get your book into hands of little readers.

I'll be leading a picture book workshop this Wednesday (August 19, 2015) at the Lunenburg Public Library.